About Us

We are the authors Sierra Wolfe, Tierney O'Malley, Wendy Ely, Alisha Paige, Mark Alders, Kate Davison, and Gracen Miller. Welcome to our blog. We hope to entertain and inform you. This is where we will share our writing journeys and life experiences, and maybe, share a bit of wisdom we pick up along the way. We hope you enjoy it!

About Gracen

Gracen is a hopeless daydreamer masquerading as a "normal" person in southern society. When not writing, she's a full-time basketball/football/guitar mom for her two sons and a devoted wife to her real-life hero-husband. She's addicted to writing, paranormal romance novels and movies, Alabama football and coffee…addictions are not necessarily in order of priority. She is convinced coffee is nectar from the gods and blending coffee and writing together generates the perfect creative merger. Many of her creative worlds are spawned from coffee highs. To learn more about Gracen or to leave her a comment, visit her website at www.gracenmiller.com.

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About Kate

I like to read and write just about anything. But I am a sucker for a Happily-Ever-After. I need to know characters ride off into the sunset and all is right in their world. That's why I chose romance instead of another category. HEA's aren't always promised in other genres, though I do read them too.
Most of the time you'll find me at the keyboard, moving between the 5 projects I tackle at a time.

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About Alisha

I write paranormal, magic realism, fantasy, erotic and vintage romance. I live in a haunted house built in the 50s and love to drink red wine and eat dark chocolate while sitting in the swing out back. I love to watch my children play in the sandbox while my dogs wrestle on the grass. Does life get any better? It's the simple things in life I cherish.

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About Wendy

Writing is an adventure I started at a young age but never took it serious until last year. My focus is on contemporary romance and have two books coming out later this year. Besides writing, I run a childcare, attend college, and am a single mom. Life isn't boring for me!

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Saturday, March 20, 2010

I watched a documentary the other night about Greg Friedler’s newest book release, Naked Las Vegas. He’s photographed a few other books along the same theme: Naked New York, Naked LA and Naked London. Basically, he takes a photo of the person fully dressed as they would be if they were headed to work. Then he has them strip and he takes another photo of them naked. In his book, the two photos are placed side-by-side with their employment listed below.

As you would expect, an attorney would show up in his business suit and then when the clothes are removed, he’s tattooed all over. Not what most of us would think when we’re thinking of attorneys, but that’s why I loved this documentary and the idea of the book! Rarely are folks what they portray to the world, we hide ourselves from people all the time, not daring to show our true inner selves. Another was a sweet looking housewife tattooed from her feet to her arms. Homeless posed, show girls, strippers, prostitutes, accountants…you name it and they came to pose for this book. All body types and a hermaphrodite even showed up, not that she looked any different than anyone else, but the uniqueness of the individuals was captivating. What I loved the most about Mr. Friedler’s artwork was that some folks were comfortable with their bodies and posing nude for the camera, while others were trying to overcome their fear of being naked in front of others. What guts that took knowing they’d forever be immortalized in a publication!

For those of you brave enough to venture into the world of Naked Las Vegas, here’s the link to Greg Friedler’s website with a sample of his photos: http://www.gregfriedler.com/

Maybe I’m a tad strange—don’t ask my family, they think I’m really, really weird…LOL—but I’m fascinated by the human body. The curves, the creases, the rolls, the muscles, the different shapes of breasts and penises, and I find everyone beautiful, from the too skinny to the too big. Bodies are beautiful and each person is unique and I think we should celebrate our differences rather than criticize the less than ideal body type. Sure, I’d love to be thinner, but I don’t want to be skeletal either. And while I love Hugh Jackman’s buff ‘bod’ and gorgeous face—I just finished watching Australia, so my brains on drool overload—I actually prefer and am attracted to men that aren’t so gorgeous and put together. Yes, I find the average, everyday man much more appealing than Hugh Jackman! Women that I find to be the prettiest, typically have more weight on them than the emaciated chicks that come out of Hollywood.

I wish we could all glorify our bodies and be comfortable in our skins, but as long as we have society telling us we have to be perfect, none of us will ever be perfect enough. Why is nudity taboo when it’s so natural? Is it because we’re exposed to the world, open to criticism and can’t hide behind the masks of clothing? Kind of like hiding our real inner personalities from people, too, and I’m sure guilty of that. And has female pubic hair become taboo? Almost no women have it!!!

I’d love to hear what you think! Hope everyone has an awesome weekend!

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About Tierney

Hi! My name is Tierney O'Malley, contemporary and paranormal romance author from the beautiful Pacific Northwest. My publishers are Cobblestone Press, Museitup Publishing, eXtasy Books, and Silver Publishing. I'm excited to join this blog and hope to share you fun and meaningful posts. :D Click here or go to my website http://tierneyomalley.com to learn more about my books or contact me. I would love to hear from you.

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About Mark

My name is Mark Alders. I live in a house. This house has a street in front of it which is a good thing because if it didn't I wouldn't be able to drive down to the shop and purchase the chocolate I need on a daily basis *giggle* Seriously, I am a mild mannered post office worker by day and an erotic romance writer (mainly male/male) at night. Not much else to say other than, like everyone else, I have bills to pay, a mortgage and family that I love and drive me crazy all at the same time. Oh, and I have a dog, too! See? Average Joe...execpet when I get down and write...then I let my imagination go to places I never knew existed and my characters invade my mind.

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About Sierra

I have an Associates Degree in Nursing and work as a traveling nurse. Although, I miss my family and friends back in Missouri, I enjoy meeting new people and love to travel. Of course, I wouldn’t go anywhere without my wonderful daughter and two rotten dogs. Writing has always been a part of my life, but for many years, I thought it was only a hobby. Finally learning that I couldn’t live without writing my beloved stories, I decided to see where it would take me. Who knows where my next adventure will be? Either in nursing or writing, I will continue to look for new and fun places to explore.